3 ms·
> But a high-speed collision at a very low orbit can trow debris to not-so-low orbit. This seems wrong, from what I understand of orbital mechanics.
by fooker 6y ago
> But a high-speed collision at a very low orbit can trow debris to not-so-low orbit.
This seems wrong, from what I understand of orbital mechanics.
- bdamm 6y agoYeah, the terminology is wrong. It's not a high orbit, it's a high ballistic trajectory, which then is terminated on the low side. But if that object improbably happens to collide with a high-orbit object then you could get a spreading of the consequences to higher orbit.